News of Victory

It took a series of measures to sort out the situation of the officers and soldiers who were venting their stress; Alex had to put in a lot of effort.

He devoted almost all of his time and most of his energy to the Military Police Corps and maintaining discipline within the Northern Alliance Army Forces.

This directly resulted in him having no time to attend to the intelligence work he was in charge of during this crucial period!

Once Alex had finally brought the chaos in White Earth City under control, he dared not delay or hesitate for a moment and immediately set off on his return journey, rushing back to the Main Camp.

Only now did he breathe a sigh of relief and begin to calmly study the important intelligence that had been specially sent over by the Northern Frontier Chamber of Commerce.

"How did you accumulate so much in just a few days?"

Alex looked at the intelligence files on his desk with a headache; intelligence teams from all over the country had sent in a lot of new intelligence.

"This is the western region. It seems the Kingdom Navy hasn't made much progress either. After Count Sibeth's main force returned, the situation there hasn't changed much."

Alex discarded the top document and continued searching through the pile of intelligence files until he found a document clipped to a red leather wallet. He knew this was important intelligence that his team considered crucial.

However, there hadn't been any good news during this period, and Alex hadn't held out much hope. He simply took out the intelligence report and began to slowly peruse it.

"So it was sent three days ago, and it's about the Southern Region... What?"

At first, Alex was reading slowly, but when Alex saw the contents of the document, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

The intelligence report was brief, consisting of only a short paragraph: According to the Cornwall County, the fighting in the Southern Region has ended, and Viscount Victor has helped Ironvine Territory regain control of the territory.

In the battle, they annihilated a Duchy's Regular Legion, and even the Legion Commander of the Fourth Legion, Ursus, was killed in action.

Alex couldn't believe the intelligence report either, considering that Victor had only been gone for a month and a half. The disparity in strength between the enemy and the forces in the Ironvine Territory was huge. The Allied Command thought that Victor could help keep the Iron Vine Family from surrendering, but they didn't expect to achieve victory so quickly.

Alex immediately summoned the intelligence chief. "Verify the authenticity of this intelligence immediately, and send someone to contact Viscount Golden Sunflower right away. I need the most detailed battle report!"

The intelligence chief was also seeing the contents of this intelligence for the first time; after all, according to Alex's regulations, he was not authorized to view important intelligence marked in red.

When the intelligence chief saw the contents of the intelligence report, he was both surprised and delighted. As a member of the Northern Alliance Army's intelligence system, he naturally understood the significance of Victor's victory in leading the Southern Marching Legion. It was possible that the Civil War had finally reached a turning point.

In an instant, carrier pigeons and messengers on horseback sped south from the camp, all trying to bypass the Grand Duchy Army of Sextus County.

That afternoon, Alex finally obtained the information he wanted.

"Based on our multiple verifications, it is now certain that the fighting in the Ironvine Territory has been quelled."

The Coalition of Nobles from Hampshire and Cornwall County have been blocked near the Southern Frontier of Ironvine Territory. The Duchy Fourth Legion has been out of contact for more than five days, and some of the Coalition of Nobles that were with them have also disappeared.

Meanwhile, Viscount Victor's Southern Marching Legion is currently sailing north along the Green Water River and is expected to reach Suffolk County in the east in three days.

Although specific battle reports are not yet available, it is certain that the Grand Duchy's fighting force in the Southern Region has suffered heavy losses, and Ironvine Territory has achieved victory in its territorial defense battle.

After hearing the report, Alex paced back and forth excitedly in the room. He said with lingering enthusiasm, "Find a way to get a more detailed battle report. We must contact Viscount Golden Sunflower as soon as possible to find out about the casualties of his troops."

"Yes!"

After confirming the authenticity of the intelligence, Alex did not delay and immediately took the information to Count Colt.

Count Colt was equally surprised when he learned that Victor and the Iron Vine Family had achieved victory.

He had initially thought that the breakthrough would come from the Raine Kingdom Navy, which had already landed in the western region, but unexpectedly, the Southern Region he had the least hope, was the first to send good news.

"Well done, Victor! That's quite unexpected. Alex, immediately try to contact Victor, and I need a detailed battle report!"

"Father, I have already given the order, and my men will bring these over soon."

"That's great! I didn't expect Victor to achieve results so quickly. I just thought he could help the Iron Vine Family stabilize the situation."

Count Colt nodded in agreement. "Regardless of how Vidocq won, his troops suffered heavy casualties."

Try to contact the Northern Frontier Chamber of Commerce of Commerce's Eastern Region and have them send as many supplies as possible to Golden Sunflower Territory to help Victor's troops recover as quickly as possible.

After a moment's thought, Count Colt continued, "The Grand Duke will probably receive the news soon. This matter could potentially reignite the war. Go and issue orders immediately to halt the rest periods for all Allied Army forces and prepare for battle."

Upon hearing Count Colt's words, Alex realized that he had been so caught up in his joy that he had overlooked the Duchy Army's response.

Just as my father said, if Grand Duke Mora knew about the situation in the Southern Region, he might take the risk of ending the truce and suddenly launching an attack on the Northern Alliance Army.

Alex quickly nodded. "That's the arrangement. Get all units ready!"

"Never mind, I'll do it."

I must immediately convene a meeting and notify all the nobles of the Northern Alliance Army and officers of the Regimental Commander and above that they must arrive at the Main Camp tonight. We cannot afford to be passive; we should take this opportunity to launch an attack.

"Also, produce a battle report as soon as possible, even a fabricated one will do. I need to announce this victory to them at the meeting."

Alex naturally understood what Count Colt wanted to do: to boost the morale of the Allied Army with a half-true, half-false battle report, and then launch an attack, perhaps even managing to take a bite out of the Duchy Army before they could react.

Alex immediately returned to compile the battle report. To avoid appearing too sham, Alex adjusted the casualty ratio of the Southern Marching Legion to 40%, with approximately 13,000 troops lost. Including the private army Ironvine Territory, the total casualties exceeded 25,000.

The result was the annihilation of a legion of the duchy and several thousand private armies of southern nobles, totaling approximately 30,000 enemy casualties.

Alex was very cautious in his calculations. After all, in his view, it was already quite an achievement for Victor to win and gain such a great victory, and there must have been many casualties.

He had no idea that the casualties of the Southern Marching Legion were far less than that. In fact, Victor's Southern Marching Legion numbered just over 30,000, with casualties of only around 10,000. Even if we consider the losses of the Iron Vine Family's private army, it would only be around 20,000.

On the Duchy's side, the entire Fourth Legion 25,000 men was wiped out, and the three regiments of Coalition of Nobles of about 15,000 men that were moving with the Fourth Legion were also wiped out. In the Yalori Valley, the Hampshire Noble Coalition also lost nearly 20,000 men. The entire Grand Duchy lost more than 60,000 men in Ironvine Territory.

This battle essentially altered the balance of power in the Southern Four Counties. Even though Ironvine Territory suffered heavy losses from the invasion, it still had the ability to threaten the loyal nobles of Hampshire and loyalist nobles of Cornwall County, deterring them from taking any rash actions.

If Count Colt knew this good news, he might choose to remain inactive. After all, with such a great victory, it would be better to wait for Victor to lead his army to join them, at which point they could defeat the Duchy Army in a fair and square manner.

However, due to inaccurate intelligence, Count Colt still chose to take a risk. At the meeting, he announced the war in the Southern Region and the brilliant victory achieved by Victor's troops.

Just as he had expected, all the Northern Frontier nobles and officers were overjoyed. He seized the opportunity to propose an attack, hoping to achieve unexpected results while the duchy might have just received the news.

This matter was agreed upon by all the nobles present, and their morale soared, believing that defeating the duchy was no longer a distant goal.

With everyone in agreement, the entire Northern Frontier Allied Army began to get busy, and the troops that had been resting were all recalled.

The noble sons who had been imprisoned in the temporary jails were released one by one, and the soldiers who were still serving their labor service returned to the army, put on their armor and took up their weapons. The entire Northern Frontier Allied Army once again became an efficient war machine, ready to launch an attack on the Duchy Army.